JASC/ATA Code Lookup

INERTIAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM

The navigation system which relies upon gyro platforms and accelerometers for its operation. Includes the control panel for the inertial navigation system; the instruments which receives their signal from the Inertial Navigation Unit (INU); and the unit containing the inertial platform and digital computer portion of the system. Use this JASC code for hardware components which do not have specific JASC codes assigned to them or when a system malfunction or failure occurs but the exact cause is not known. Typical parts are mode selector unit (MSU), control display unit (CDU), remote display unit (RDU), etc.